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President John F. Kennedy (left), astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis (partially hidden) sit in the back seat of an open car during the motorcade along Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (lower right) sits in the front seat of the convertible. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (left), astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (gesturing with both thumbs up), and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis sit in the back seat of an open car during the motorcade along Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (lower right) sits in the front seat of the convertible. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) greets Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., and her children, Lyn and David Glenn, upon his arrival aboard Air Force One at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. (L-R) Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, President Kennedy, unidentified, Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Mrs. Glenn (wearing red dress), David Glenn, Administrator of NASA James E. Webb (holding hat), Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma), and Congressman George P. Miller of California (removing hat). Brevard County, Florida.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.